Based in Seattle, Nate Lessler is a filmmaker and editor working in documentary. His work is driven by a strong sense of place and an interest in the ways history, environment, and human behavior shape one another.

He edited the feature documentary Ultimate Citizens, which screened at more than 50 film festivals and won over 25 awards. He previously served as Lead Editor at an Emmy Award-winning creative agency and has worked independently across documentary, nonprofit, cultural, and commercial projects.

His feature directorial debut, The Seattle Earthquake Project, draws on nearly three years of archival research, as well as extensive interviews, site visits, and filming across the region, to explore seismic risk, anxiety, and how people live with the possibility of disaster.